Wild edibles and backyard gardening - Post peak

[Lislas29]

Well said I'm starting mine soon

[janken919]

"Do what you can with what you've got." I live by those words!

[MamasMoonshine]

Wonderful!! Truer words were never spoken from the start to the finish!! Thanks!

[WestcoastMusicals]

I'm a container gardener,because the soil in most cities are polluted and i only grow organic veggies,herbs and fruit.

[frankturrentine]

why the bails instead of just making beds in the existing soil?

[peggyseer]

thier is a word for people who dont think it can happen in the usa it called the normal biase they belive they havent had a problem in usa so thier for it cnat happen but it shall glad u are starting ur garden and we shall pray for u

[ScottfromTexas]

I've been looking in to things for a while but never heard of straw bale gardening.

[zeppelinesque]

Damn, I would kill to have a backyard that open and large. Good job!

[devrobbiz]

Didn't need the music at the end but still a great video. Thanks!

[DeAnDiStRuCtAbLe]

right on brother . Thanks for the tips and ideas .. see you in the revolution...Peace.

[Brett0995]

do you also grow pot?

[artnuwa11]

Dandelion are great in early spring when they have tiny flower buds, little onion and Italian dressing, good eats. Great job on your garden and video! Thanks.

[castironcookware]

ok its been 2 years time for an update on the garden

[aggalf1978]

good stuff. much thanks

[Slambo2k]

Hello, I noticed that you didn't grow the onions in the bales. was there a particular reason for this? Well you show hat your garden looks like wide open. peoduction levels and so on. Thankis Neal

[tinafiedler1]

Hi, I have a question on your potatoes. I'm in S. Calif., so hopefully I can have success growing them now (in November). I have a potato plant just sticking it's first "leaves" or whatever out of the ground.

Am I supposed to cover that with straw, or compost? And how many times do I keep covering?

Thanks for your consideration,

[SoundPath]

now you just have to keep starving people from eating all of your food.

[ZaphedBeebleBrox]

America is going back to its roots. A bunch of fit people digging and planting and cutting. Yeah , I love it. That is how you get good sex.

[katanaburner]

hahahah! WHAT?? =) I'll give you a thumbs up for that!

[RHEAD100]

Man ; That was great advice. JUST, don't be ashamed to give GREAT advice. That urin thing, Excalint. Amonia in small amounts works great for plants. Just wish I had thought of it. Thank you for this video.

[nbm34]

THANK YOU YOU gave some good advice.

DOE YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS HOW WE an keep some bees but not in beehives buth through some creation of a natural enviroment for them.

[whiskerchild]

You are wonderful. I am doing exactly what you and so many are doing- we cannot continue to sustain an oil-run world. I am learning to garden. I work with my local nursery, and have joined a co-op. My goal is to be 70-80% self-sufficient in a few years. I live in Southern Calif.  so that should be feasible.

We all have to do it.

[BanjoNaps]

great video. Would you like to exchange ideas? I've had good success fixing nitrogen into water useing bacertia and fish. Also bat houses are a great way to turn bad bugs into valuble gueno.

[jcwitness]

Thanks for sharing knowledge by posting this.

[alexander76rw]

Get a few goats...best lawnmower ever lmao

[simplespirit101]

Rock on! How are you doing this summer? I have planted twice as many veggies this year as I did last... everyone should be growing something... keep spreading the word... grow food, not lawns!

~Blessed Be

[impalapez]

DUDE!! Where are the rain Barrels?? Right next to your potatoe cage I saw the GUTTER downspout, but NO rain Barrel!!!!

Good work!!! DO MORE!!!!!

[cynthiakisses]

please also consider using using your roof . it gets plenty of sunlight and is a quality amount of space. also utilize the space of any neighbors or friends you can talk into it. even if you have to do thier work yourself.

[hmatley1]

Great video. Gardening your own food is great. My garden is fairly large and I plan on expanding it. You're right about needing to learn how to sustain yourself.

[auntyv]

The true lawnmower of the future has four legs and your can harvest its wool. BAA BAA BAA

[dionysusstar]

Gotta have some updates and more videos!

[dionysusstar]

Awesome video!

[TheOneZenith]

Nice, my wife works out in Murfreesboro. Have you considered running drip irrigation hoses down the center of the hay bales? In the event that no running water is available, they can be connected to a rain barrel which you can pour your nutrients into(urine, fish emulsion, etc.). I'm not sure whether or not this would clog the pores on the drip hoses, it hasn't on mine as of yet but I haven't been using anything with large particles. I'd love to discuss things with you further, message me.

[thrivesurvive]

i am saddened to see so many negative comments here. I can't understand why. so much anger and hatred. why? I think your gardens are lovely and you make very good points about weeds. weeds are generally more nutritious than anything we plant, yet people treat them like the enemy. i had never heard of straw bale gardens before, so thank you. i want a straw bale home too.

[blueraymel]

Great video! Thanks for your concern and your very helpful tips.

'What a way to go!'

[Khono]

Despite so many highly opinionated posters here, I liked your video and found it to be interesting.

[capheind]

Dumb but funny.

[iamaretard]

Ok thrid post, but I didnt make promises. Please get a few books, and go to a garden forum. Also talk to some gardeners about ways to save space, water, time, and money. Good luck with next years garden.

[iamaretard]

You can start off by not pissing on your hay. Use it for mulch to save water during the summer, yes hay attracts a few bugs, but the way you're doing it now, you have hay, so we'll stick with hay seeing as you like it so much.

[iamaretard]

K so first off.. I'll try to keep it in one or two posts. You waste space gardening like that. You waste water gardening like that during the summer your beds will dry out like mad.

[keoaye]

Part 1

Since this is your first time, I'll be gentle.

First you speak like a pedder. The lawn mowing example you gave, sucked. I mow my lawn because gas will be expensive tomorrow? No I do because the city will give me a ticket if I don't. Second learn to edit, use a camera, and understand crop science. Listen your urine might have "ammonium" in it, but mine has plain old ammonia.

[keoaye]

Lastly, you live in the burbs dude. I am down with Peak oil, but once it happens if I lived in your hood, I would jump you little fence at night and steal your "delicious and wonderful" mustard greens...give me a break man, have a bail out bag and spend your money on gold and land (away from urban ghettos) and stop wasting it on plants that will be stolen first week after TSHTF....pathetic.

[keoaye]

Part 3

Sell you house, burn your plants, buy one bullet, and matching gun and do us all a favor! Better luck next diary. Oh P.S. stop worrying about chickweed and get you a chick!

[keoaye]

..you my friend need to sell your house, burn your plants, but one bullet and matching gun and do us all a favor! Try harder next time and I'll watch again.

[SierraBloom]

Great concept! Might be interesting to mention how very healthy dandilions and chick weed (et al) are. Funny Americans have such a hatred for dandilions, and spray deadly toxins on then...when they could rather be eating them! They would help their congested livers!

[Elite244]

This was a good piece of editorial that was underedited.

The maudlin shit slides quickly into unintentional comedy. The music was the kicker. If you're going to try and kick the audience in the balls, try getting a clear picture, good audio, and really score the whole thing.

Because when the music swells, I can't take you seriously at all. This piece can't decide whether it is editorial, journalism, or theater.

My suggestion is pick one and run with it.

[mercurial76]

Nice pink landscaping blocks... where can I get some of those? :) All you need is a couple of flamingos...

GROW SOME HAIR, BRO!!!

[Quietlydoesit]

Wow you are such a funny idio...I mean guy. Hey the flamingo thing was just shi. ....|I mean hilarious.

[vagelen]

this is hope.............

thanks

[Quietlydoesit]

How much land is required to sustain a person? Which crops can be stored over winter and how are they stored? How varied a diet is available to a slef-sufficiency smallholder? What about keeping honey bees for the pollenation of fruits and nuts and, ofcourse, producing honey?

[peakprophet]

With careful land management, you can get by with 1 acre per adult. Almost anything can be lacto-fermented for storage over Winter, and you can use canning techniques for many other fruits/veggies. The biggest challenge is getting sufficient fats.

Bees are great but require careful handling and good knowledge. Check out "The Backyard Beekeeper" for more information.

[Quietlydoesit]

thanks

[zutronius]

Thanks man! We need more like you!

[bankeh]

nice dude, so how much will this whole garden take down on costs when still going to the grocery store? Or have you weined off that altogether

[Weaseldog2001]

Good job!